Caffosaurus☕🍁:mayo:

Well, I am making progress with the chickens and have a load of laundry going so it's not a complete waste of time.
This is nominally to reduce the number of grievances that the HR Dept gets...

2024-08-27 13:34:06

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Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
(Yes, he said it again)

2024-08-27 13:33:06

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It is beyond patronising.

2024-08-27 13:28:18

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Every employee in the whole board has to take this 'non-violent communication' thing.
He's going on about self-regulation and empathy and how we don't always like everyone.
So basically don't be an asshole at work and behave like a fucking adult.

2024-08-27 13:20:39

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If he says 'triggered' one more time I will scream. We're about ten minutes in....

2024-08-27 13:12:23

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Fuck me, it's actually 90 minutes.😜

2024-08-27 13:01:23

Stuck in one hour online meeting about conflict resolution or some shit.
This is a perfectly good use of that time, right?
https://media.spinster.xyz/3264b055abc1e45bed13effccfb1241dcb483cfbc2d79575aa664c4407d207a3.jpg

2024-08-26 23:17:41

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2024-08-26 14:16:45

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Have you seen the prices? Eyewatering. I'd be curious to try it, same as the Arches, but I don't think I really want to drop that kind of money on it.
https://karstgoods.com/en-us/collections/sketchpads

2024-08-25 12:38:10

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Ummmmm.....I'm getting closer to knowing.

2024-08-25 10:35:02

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Wonderful! You must be so relieved.

2024-08-25 10:25:03

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Oh, that's good news! When can you take him home?

2024-08-24 15:08:43

@npub1rv3…5ese
Splodgy Floof Cat. Was supposed to be looking over her shoulder, but as per usual I did not wait for it to dry and made a mess ...
https://media.spinster.xyz/f30ae3ec3a7e1852b862e457a1315601b2aea664004e342b2cda5dfd5beeb86c.jpg

2024-08-24 12:39:41

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Is that crowdfunder still active? I've been checking it over the last two days and the amount donated hasn't budged. I would have expected a jump in donations, but it doesn't show a single dollar more since the verdict.

2024-08-24 10:05:46

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Best to trust your gut on this one. Hope everything turns out okay.
Kids really are a never ending adventure, aren't they?

2024-08-20 14:57:59

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I'm sorry, but I don't bring the 'whole of myself' to work. I bring my professional self. the rest of me is slightly sweary and honestly a little weird.

2024-08-20 14:52:56

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Yes, empathising with her does not mean excusing past failings.

2024-08-20 14:04:03

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Shhh...she is being void-like.

2024-08-20 14:03:17

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How very considerate of you both!

2024-08-20 14:02:42

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That's what I was thinking! I mean, it's going to be a whole cardigan composed of chickens....

2024-08-20 13:44:14

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Farah is very excited about my progress.
https://media.spinster.xyz/306fcd28b18dd16cf5798d9c8173755b98903fdd1069dd7059d40c7c0cc385da.jpg

2024-08-20 13:00:11

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2024-08-20 12:38:21

@npub1rv3…5ese @npub1m84…mutq
Played yarn chicken while making a chicken. Chicken-ception, if you will.
https://media.spinster.xyz/b8f32234f172a6dc2f5749375d0c38044db922e63545f5ed60fc1cbb976dceb6.jpg

2024-08-20 10:29:24

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Ok, là, c'est un peu moins tentant....

2024-08-20 10:21:31

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C'est tentant....

2024-08-19 19:26:22

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So a woman was able to post on a woman-only site. Shocking!

2024-08-19 19:00:48

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I'm guessing the pencils allow for sketching as you go and getting the paint exactly where you want.

2024-08-19 00:40:27

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My condolences, William.

2024-08-18 12:54:17

Lawsuit against the Québec government over the conditions in a women's prison. It used to be a federal men's prison, but Ottawa shut it down because of the state of the building, so Québec decided to put women in there. The former inmates also claim that there are frequent. degrading strip searches and that they are kept waiting for medical treatments.
https://www.ledevoir.com/societe/justice/818153/quebec-poursuivi-ex-detenues-conditions-detention-prison-leclerc

2024-08-18 11:28:35

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I don't know. She did bat at my needles once while I was knitting, then got bored with it.

2024-08-18 11:26:38

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I am lucky that Farah is so far completely uninterested in my yarn.

2024-08-18 09:42:27

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I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that she is a fair bit younger than he is.

2024-08-18 01:25:18

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Absolutely. Even if he doesn't become physically abusive, he has no intention of being a good partner. Abuse can take many forms.

2024-08-18 01:07:13

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He's already done it to his first wife, no reason to think he wouldn't do it to her.

2024-08-18 00:41:01

WTF???? Run, girl. Run and don't look back.
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2024-08-17 23:10:34

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I've almost left Farah out on the balcony at night but that's because I couldn't see her. 😆
I now check with a flashlight before shutting the door.

2024-08-17 23:07:06

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Such pretty demons!

2024-08-17 22:31:53

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And here's mine wondering why I am not giving her treats since I am in the kitchen. Why else would I go in there, right?
https://media.spinster.xyz/614585926f17e32c2e6022f8093f447076822e202df745da573a5e72dfa7e137.jpg

2024-08-17 21:51:32

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It's brilliantly written. I knew it would turn out to be someone that even I, not being on Twitter, would be aware of.

2024-08-17 18:02:09

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2024-08-17 10:44:29

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T'as pas manqué grand chose. C'est la même chose qu'ils répètent tous, les pauvres petits choux incompris.

2024-08-17 01:35:33

I can't recommend this enough. Brilliant insights from everyone and the 9male) host let's the women fully develop and explain their ideas.
#note1v75…dut2

2024-08-17 01:15:34

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2024-08-17 01:12:47

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2024-08-16 21:00:58

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I hear Vaishnavi Sundar had put out a thing or two....

2024-08-16 19:41:47

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Welcome aboard!

2024-08-16 12:34:07

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Or, and here's a radical idea, DON'T FUCK PEOPLE WITH PUSTULES!!!!!
Gawd, I can't believe I am back to saying this.

2024-08-16 00:25:33

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Right

2024-08-15 22:11:25

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If I really liked yellow, their yellows and oranges could be used to make a very pretty gradient. Same with the purples (no, I'm not ordering more yarn!), blues and greens. Less so the reds and pinks. They have quite a range of browns and several greys.

2024-08-15 22:04:03

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The photo really doesn't do them justice.
It's going to be amazing!!!!!
(They do have more subtle shades)

2024-08-15 22:02:13

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That's obnoxious of him.

2024-08-15 21:41:26

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Why are people buying 'medications' on Facebook? She's lucky to have only been vomiting.

2024-08-15 21:39:23

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Ours swung up and tucked under. Like this:
https://media.spinster.xyz/39ecf87b92a5a249b0a3fe159a3fd60ecefbef918f888c022b1eb77b8d6589e0.png

2024-08-15 21:38:14

@npub1rv3…5ese !!!!!!
My yarn is here!!!!!!
Isn't it gorgeous?????
I have three of each. I was pretty sure I would need at least two so got extra just in case. The violet I already had.
Now I need to get some wips out of the way....
https://media.spinster.xyz/e708e670af977c1ff046b11044d34c75f00edbcefe48afc28b81567c4cce83d5.jpg

2024-08-15 21:26:59

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You could use it as a step ladder if you needed to get something high up in the cupboards, or you could sit on it. Ours had the steps that folded in so if you didn't need the steps it was just a regular barstool.

2024-08-15 21:25:04

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We had one as well. Very handy.

2024-08-15 20:23:46

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I wonder if the Italian prime minister will speak out against this the way she did after the Italian boxer forfeited?

2024-08-15 15:10:15

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It looks good! Now you just have to put everything back together when it's dry (I hope you numbered your cabinet doors....)

2024-08-15 11:31:24

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2024-08-15 01:25:21

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Didn't really watch much so can't comment on athletes and whatnot.
London's opening ceremony was far less offensive and no men got medals for punching women. It seemed like Paris took advantage of a lot of their historic sites (including the vomit-inducing Seine...)

2024-08-14 23:49:18

From last week
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2024-08-14 20:27:29

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Oh no! I was rooting for her to get better and stay better. Does she seem to be in pain or just wobbly?

2024-08-14 17:49:06

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I'm assuming the first.

2024-08-14 17:35:41

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2024-08-14 00:05:32

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I thought so. They were shocked to find out that insta and tiktok sell their info.

2024-08-13 22:36:57

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I'm sorry to hear your mom is not well. I hope they have her in a room now and she is released soon.
It really is appalling how bad health services have gotten in both our countries. It never should have come to this. This was all preventable.

2024-08-13 13:20:50

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Sounds like someone heard about fecal transplants and decided to DIY something similar.

2024-08-13 12:29:10

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Update: Got the right stitch count, got the right sized needles, working on the correct side, and found my doohickey (it had slipped out of the holding spot and was hiding by the case's zipper).
Onward!

2024-08-13 12:08:16

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Not even with my magic neck thingo. It was also pretty late and I probably didn't tuck it into it's spot properly.

2024-08-13 11:59:51

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It's going alright so far...
But I seem to have dropped one of my tightening doohickeys for the cable tips. Good thing I have two of them (which I would only need if I'm joining the two cables to make it longer). I'm sure it will turn up. Did I mention the light wasn't great last night?

2024-08-13 10:44:53

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Well, with the 200 000 you save from not getting the other one, a few adjustments can be made here and there on this one.

2024-08-13 10:36:28

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Much better.

2024-08-13 01:53:02

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I saved you a thermos of your favourite tea. 😉

2024-08-13 01:02:33

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Then you have doctors like that Gallagher woman who don't have insurance so good luck collecting if you sue. Of course, she runs her own clinic, I believe. Don't know that any hospitals would want to hire her without insurance.

2024-08-12 22:36:55

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Awesome!

2024-08-12 22:27:49

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It's nice that you have helpers...
You've put a lot of work into that kitchen, you must be stoked to be nearing the end!

2024-08-12 21:36:14

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Okay, I think I have figured this out. Picture isn't great but it looks decent. Will have to keep an eye on the stitch count.
https://media.spinster.xyz/856bf5d2b31f44e4dd8690b6089cffbb6178f170bff8359e782c2cfd767f8f56.jpg

2024-08-12 19:24:44

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Yeah, it seems to be a little glitchy right now.

2024-08-12 19:16:22

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2024-08-12 18:14:50

@npub1rv3…5ese
Finally ready to bind off!!!!
https://media.spinster.xyz/454e006e87608157228d080af5f87a12332f8cba3ce7b758ef576f746e37d787.jpg

2024-08-12 16:46:03

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I tend to use it quite a bit as well. I have a few different blacks, but they're often too harsh. I'll usually use Payne's Grey, Feart Grey , or Indigo instead.

2024-08-12 16:24:09

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Yeah, I just watched it. Well, I don't have her handmade paints so I would not use that. I would have used Indigo instead of the grey.

2024-08-12 16:20:16

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I was thinking maybe a pink mixed into the yellow ochre. I was wrong.

2024-08-12 16:17:26

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Definitely masking fluid. Yellow ochre looks about right, same for the blues. Maybe some indigo for the darker bits.

2024-08-12 13:11:42

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I can definitely do the bodies of the chickens. They're pretty simple.

2024-08-12 12:27:41

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Might be seen as a bit rude. I could test the waters with a wee bit of crochet. I still have soooo many chickens to make...
I miss the time when we did these online. Used to turn my camera off and happily splodge.

2024-08-12 12:16:57

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Well, we have more useless meetings...